Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-16
DAILY HERALD
THE WIFE-MURDERER.
William Williams On Trial
Before Judge Cheney.
THOSE WHO SAW THE DEED.
The Daughter Of the Murdered
Woman Testities to the
Guilt of Defendant.
THOSE WHO SAW THE DEED.

The courtroom Of Judge Cheney
was again crowded yesterday morning
at 8 80 o'clock, and the necessary
Jurors were obtained about 10 80 a. NJ,
and are as follows; Nelson Williams,
&. w. Tungate, John R. Fletcher
John Schilling, j. W. Standee, +. II.
Buelis, c. D. Suits, D. Richard, u. W..
Durfee. Geo. H. Williams, A. McClin-
took and T. n. McCracken.
The first witness called was Dr. l.
+. Cohn. who testified as follows; l
made post norton examination OIL
the body of Mrs. Annie Williams
about August 14th or 18th, both exter-
nally and internally, and found de-
ceased well nourished, weighing lou
pounds. There were no marks OF eX-
ternal violence except bullet wound
on the left side, between the second
and third ribs, which, upon eXamlna-
ton. found to run down and inwards'
across the body, passing through the
left lung and the middle lobe OF the
right lung, and imbedded under the
scapula OF the right side. The cause
of death was internal hemorrhage.
There were some powder-burns on the
Clothing. The weapon must nave
been in close proximity to the body;
Tho witness here examined the ball
and identified it, as he had marked 1t
at the time. He also examined
British bulldog revolver, produced In
court. and said that the ball was the
same size as the others in the revolver
ANNIE WEBER,
The daughter of Mrs. Williams,
little girl twelve years old, was the
next witness called. She cried copl-
ously during her examination and
spoke very low. Many of the jurors
were seen to rub the tears from their
brawny cheeks during the narrative
of this little girl. She said; l am
the little girl whose mother was killed
some time ago. l was acting at the
opera of Cinderella, with 500 other
children, and went every night. My
mother went TO the Opera House to
see me. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Morris. | came home with them
and mother went over to Mrs. Cappel's
to bring my little sister, who had been
left there. The only persons there
were Mr.. and Mrs. Capped. Father
came over and said that mother had
been in house of ill-fame. L don't
know whether he was angry. we
came out of the house and on the
road home father came up and SAID
that he would give mother something
worse than lick" and she said;
"You have a fve-shooter hid some
where and want to kill me-" She
then started off for policeman, when
father came up and put the pistol
about an inch from her breast and
shot her, and she fell down. L
did not see the pistol when
my mother spoke OF IT.,
but | saw it when he shot
her. He did not say anything
when he flred, but when she tell
down he threw himself onthe ground
beside her and cried, saving at the
same time, 81 did not mean to do 1t. :"
He then walked quickly and Mrs.
Cappel came up first. | saw him next
at the Coroner's office. We stayed
that night at the house of Mrs. Nor
ris. They have been married three
or four years. Once he tried to kill
mother with knife. | was outside
and heard her scream ana saw her
come out with the knife in her hand,
and she went to the police station to
lodge complaint against HIM. MI
Mr.. Capped also came up to where my
mother was living and lots OF other
people came afterwards. She fell
right dead and lay there don't know
how long, as | went away. | saw her
body next morning My mother never
spoke after she was shot.
cRoss-ExAMINED
By Mr.. Eaton, said she did not know
the nature of oath; and when a ked
what would be the consequence OF
telling an untruth, said, II would not
90 to heaven" We remained fifteen
or twenty minutes at Mrs. Cappel's,
Williams came in about five or ten
minutes after and was growing at my
mother. 1t was a pretty dark night
Witness here identified the revolver
as the one she had seen on the table
on previous day.
THOMAS RICO
Was next placed on the stand and
testified live on South Alameda
street. | was going home about a
quarter to one and heard the report OF
a gun followe d by scream. ap-
preached the spot where the sound
came from and saw woman and man
removing the body OF Mrs. Williams.
| did not meet any one as | came
along. do not know Mr.. and Mrs.
Cappel. / could not say whether she
was dead or alive. She was motion
less when got there.
Croes~examined, said he would
have heard other shots if they had
been fred 1t was dark night and
no moon. He did not see the man
Williams at ali,
BERT RICO,
Brother to the former witness, testi-
fled that he was at his home on Ala
media street on the night of the muir
der. AS he was preparing for bed he
heard shot and the child say "you
have killed my mother" He ran out
and saw a little girl and boy and a
man and woman raising the body OF
Mrs. Williams. She was lying on the
corner of Guadoloupe and Alameda
streets, partly on the sidewalk and
partly in the gutter. He walked along
Alameda street. 1t was about $50
Yards from his house to the spot
where the body lay. He saw per-
son going up Second street eastwards,
about forty or fifty yards away. He
telephoned to the police station.
The court at this point took recess
till 80 p. n.
Afternoon Session.
Punctually at l 80 Nathaniel Ham
- mas a,rorn and testified-I live